Abstract:Objective: To investigate the expression of microRNA-496 (miR-496) and mitochondrial fission regulator 2 (MTFR2) in pancreatic cancer tissues and their clinical significance. Methods: A total of 124 patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosed at our hospital between April 2020 and April 2021 were included in the study. Cancerous and adjacent tissues were collected from these patients. Based on a 3-year follow-up, the patients were divided into a survival group (79 cases) and a death group (45 cases). The expression levels of miR-496 in different tissues were detected using real-time quantitative PCR, and the expression levels of MTFR2 protein in tissues were detected using immunohistochemistry. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to analyze the relationship between miR-496 and MTFR2 expression and the 3-year prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the factors influencing the 3-year prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients. Results: The positive rate of MTFR2 protein expression in pancreatic cancer tissues (70.97%) was higher than that in adjacent tissues (18.55%), while the expression level of miR-496 (0.64±0.18) in cancer tissues was lower than that in adjacent tissues (1.02±0.24) (χ2/t = 68.902, 14.105, P < 0.05). In pancreatic cancer tissues with TNM stage III + IV, low differentiation, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis, the proportion of patients with low miR-496 expression (76.74%, 82.22%, 79.59%, 78.12%) was higher than those with high miR-496 expression (23.26%, 17.78%, 20.41%, 21.88%) (χ2 = 17.719, 27.892, 26.858, 12.879, P < 0.05). The proportion of patients with positive MTFR2 expression (86.05%, 84.44%, 83.67%, 87.50%) was higher than those with negative MTFR2 expression (13.95%, 15.56%, 16.33%, 12.50%) (χ2 = 7.264, 6.226, 6.348, 5.721, P < 0.05). The 3-year survival rate of patients with low miR-496 expression in pancreatic cancer tissues (34.92%) was significantly lower than that of patients with high miR-496 expression (93.44%) (χ2 = 45.908, P < 0.05). The 3-year survival rate of patients with negative MTFR2 expression in pancreatic cancer tissues (94.33%) was significantly higher than that of patients with positive MTFR2 expression (51.14%) (χ2 = 20.726, P < 0.05). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that MTFR2 was an independent risk factor for 3-year mortality in pancreatic cancer patients, while miR-496 was a protective factor for 3-year mortality (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The expression of miR-496 and MTFR2 is closely associated with the progression of pancreatic cancer and may serve as potential prognostic biomarkers.
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